My baby is 7 weeks today and I have been having really strange feelings. The GP doesn’t feel like a safe place to be now so I’m trying to figure this out myself. I sometimes feel as if I am outside my body looking in, or that maybe Im not actually present? I have really bad episodes of paranoia where I feel like everyone is against me or trying to push me out, especially my husband. And I have this overwhelming feeling that all of this isn’t supposed to be, a new baby, my marriage. It’s all just so hard to explain. Has anyone else felt like this? How can I move forward? I have a business that is going backwards everyday because I’m not putting the work in that I need to in regard to admin. And I need to physically be back at work in 2 weeks. Even just the thought of going back to school runs, lunchboxes etc seems impossible.
7 weeks post partum - paranoid and crying
7 weeks post partum - paranoid and crying
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Mental Health, Post Natal Depression, Anxiety & Depression
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That seems really ok for you being 7 weeks post partum. You go through all sorts of emotions thoughts and the hormones and sleep deprivation doesn’t help. Then add in all the other stress of work, returning to work and school, the Covid peaking, and then, as you’ve said it doesn’t feel safe out there and you’re having a really hard time mentally.
I’d suggest you call and speak to your midwife, and don’t downplay it, tell her everything.
You need to stop being so hard on your self and forget everything else right now. You need your husbands support. Time to relax and enjoy this time with your baby. You can ring beyond blue at anytime and speak with someone. I think you are focusing on so much around you that you are forgetting to enjoy this moment. Forget it all for a few days and just chill, catch up on sleep with the baby when baby does and watch movies and relax. This time is for you and your baby. Order take away, don’t Cook for a few nights. Don’t put pressure on yourself to be doing this and that, else you won’t be well enough to do anything mentally. Stop thinking about school for now it’s ages away. It’s not important yet. Kids will prob be held off for a few extra weeks anyway. You can’t go back to work if you aren’t mentally in the right place. It’s 2 weeks away. Enjoy this time. You sound anxious and focus on everything ahead instead of enjoying the moment you are in. It will all work out, just take things day by day. if you can’t get back to work so be it. If your kids need an extra few days or week off school so be it.
Sounds like postnatal depression. Book a phone consult with your gp asap you may need some medication and psychology referral.
So glad someone said it, good luck mumma ❤️
Psych nurse here, sounds like you're having some delusions, you need to get yourself to the doctor ASAP or this could very well get a lot worse and head towards psychosis.